1778 - 1851 (73 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Isaac Finch, III was born in Feb 1723 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA (son of Isaac Finch, Sr and Martha Gould); died on 3 Jul 1778 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: Feb 1740, Goshen, Orange, New York, USA
Notes:
Lived in the Pittston District, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. July 14, 1777, Isaac Finch purchased a mill seat on the Lackawanna River, from a committee of proprietors consisting of Abraham Harding, Daniel Cass and Isaiah Halstead. (The purchase amount was £130.) On February 12, 1790 a portion of this same land was sold by Isaac Finch to Dr, William Hooker
Smith, witnessed by Jesse Gardner and John Davidson. On July 3, 1778, at the time of the Wyoming Valley Massacre, Isaac Finch and family were said to have been in Pittston Fort (also known as "Fort Brown") which was located on the east side of the Susquehanna river. Per page 79 of "Historical Map of PA.", (published in 1875) Captain Jeremiah Blanchard commanded at Fort Brown where Isaac Finch was listed (among others) as an inmate. This account negates claims that Isaac was in Forty Fort, (on the west side of the Susquehanna river), during the battle. It is further believed that following the battle, Isaac Finch and family retreated to Orange County New York, where they took shelter with relatives residing there. On the day of the Wyoming Valley Massacre, Isaac Finch was considered a "defender" of Fort Brown, which according to DAR standards, qualifies him as having performed "Patriotic Service", though not "Military Service". In addition, after having relocated to New York, Isaac Finch is said to have provided monetary donations toward the war effort, which by DAR standards, also qualifies as an act of "Patriotic Service". Isaac Finch is believed to have died abt. 1790 in Wyoming Valley, Pittston Township, Luzerne County, PA. Quit claim dated February 16, 1790, deeds a portion of (deceased) Isaac Finch's mill seat from Samuel Finch of Kingston, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania to William Hooker Smith Esquire. On December 12, 1792, son, Isaac Kinney Finch was
appointed administrator of (this) Isaac Finch's estate. On March 29, 1793 the estate of Isaac Finch was officially closed, after a portion of the deceased Isaac's mill seat property was sold to son, Moses Finch of Minisink, New York. The burial site of Isaac Finch is to date, unknown.
Note:
Counter to the above, family sources indicate that Isaac Finch did indeed die July 3, 1778 in the Wyoming Valley Massacre, though though there is no official documentation to support this claim, nor is Isaac Finch's name included on the battle monument along Route 11, in Luzerne County, PA. Per "Flowing Stream" by Florence Finch Kelley, (page 5);
"... dates from 1778 and the Valley of the Wyoming, where then were living Isaac Finch, my great-grandfather, and his brother John and their families. They were both fighting with the Colonial troops and both were killed in the massacre when the prosperous little colony was attacked and ravaged by British and Indian forces, its inhabitants slaughtered, its homes burned, and those who were able to make their escape did so only by instant flight." (page 6) "...Amy Kinney, wife of Isaac, who, knowing that her husband had been killed in the massacre and that the
only safety for their children was in immediate escape, hurriedly bundled into a wagon her household goods and her nine sons, among them the six- months-old Solomon, who became my grandfather, and joined the flight of the few remaining colonists. They drove across country to the
Finger Lakes region in central New York, where lived other Finches." Per "Biographical And Reminiscent History Of Richland Clay And Marion Counties, Illinois 1909" (page 212); "On the 4th day of July, 1778, Amy Finch, The widow of Isaac Finch, with the aid of faithful servants, loaded her household effects into a wagon drawn by a pair of oxen, and with all the children, excepting Isaac Finch and Amy Finch, who were visiting in Massachusetts, prepared to fly from the recent scene of the bloody carnival. As the wagon was about to pull out, with all the household goods and children, a number of Indians seeing one of the servants standing by the wagon, with savage yells and flourishing
tomahawks, dashed out his brains, bespattering with blood and brains, the five-months-old baby of the deceased Isaac Finch and his widow, who was lying upon the bed clothing in the wagon. The name of this five-months-old baby was Solomon Finch, the last born. The widow of Isaac Finch, together with these children, then took their departure from the scene of the massacre, and after many days of tedious, tiresome and dangerous travel, made their way though swamp and wilderness for some three hundred miles to Genesee County, New York, where they were finally given shelter, food and clothing and abided until they were joined by the son and daughter who had gone on a visit to Massachusetts. They finally built them a house of logs and remained in this settlement for many years, and until the children were grown and married." A will, however, probated March 29, 1793, and administered by son, Isaac Kinney Finch, indicates that this Isaac Finch died between February 12, 1790 and December 1792 in Wyoming Valley,Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
See:
"Biographical And Reminiscent History Of Richland Clay And Marion Counties, Illinois" 1909 (page 212)
Amy & Isaac Finch - another version
Posted 23 Jan 2023 by John Moore
Another account:
Isaac Finch and John Finch left their homes in the State of New York and settled in Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, sometime previous to the Revolutionary war;
they engaged in the milling business in an extensive way; and when the Revolutionary war broke out they were each at the head of a large family.
Isaac Finch enlisted in the Revolutionary war, and John remained at home to look after the families of his brother Isaac and his own, and also their property ; they were then living in Wyoming Valley, at Fort Forty. Isaac Finch was killed in the battle of the Wyoming Massacre, July 3, 1778, and John and his entire family were massacred at the same time.
Unto Isaac Finch and Amy Finch, his wife, were born five sons and five daughters, and the names of these children were: Isaac, Moses, John, Enos, Amy, Rebecca, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary and Solomon. On the 4th day of July, 1778, Amy Finch, the widow of Isaac Finch, with the aid of faithful servants, loaded her household effects into a wagon drawn by a pair of oxen, and with all the children, excepting Isaac Finch and Amy Finch, who were then visiting in Massachusetts, prepared to fly from the recent scene of the bloody carnival. As the wagon was about to pull out with the household goods and children, a number of Indians seeing one of the servants standing by the wagon, with savage yells and flourishing tomahawks rushed upon him and with their tomahawks dashed out his brains, bespattering with blood and brains the five-months-old baby of the deceased Isaac Finch and his widow, who was lying upon the bed-clothing in the wagon. The name of this five-months-old baby was Solomon Finch, the last born. The widow of Isaac Finch, together with these children, then took their departure from the scene of the massacre and after many days of tedious, tiresome and dangerous travel, made their way through swamp and wilderness for some three hundred miles to Genesee county, New York, where they were finally given shelter, food and clothing, and abided until they were joined by the son and daughter who had gone on the visit to Massachusetts. They finally built them a house of logs and remained in this settlement for some years, and until the children were grown and married.
It seems that all the children of Isaac and Amy Finch were married in this part of New York, except Solomon, who again returned to the scene of the battle where his father and other relatives had met their death, and there married a Sarah Gardner, whose father owned the battlefield on which had been fought the bloody battle of Wyoming, and here he was married, and soon afterward returned to Genesee county, New York, and joined his relatives. He was married on the 13th day of March, 1804.
Isaac Finch - Killed by Indians, or not?
Posted 23 Jan 2023 by John Moore
Lived in the Pittston District, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. July 14, 1777, Isaac Finch purchased a mill seat on the Lackawanna River, from a committee of proprietors consisting of Abraham Harding, Daniel Cass and Isaiah Halstead. (The purchase amount was £130.) On February 12, 1790 a portion
of this same land was sold by Isaac Finch to Dr, William Hooker Smith, witnessed by Jesse Gardner and John Davidson.
On July 3, 1778, at the time of the Wyoming Valley Massacre, Isaac Finch and family were said to have been in Pittston Fort (also known as "Fort Brown") which was located on the east side of the Susquehanna river. Per page 79 of "Historical Map of PA.", (published in 1875) Captain Jeremiah Blanchard commanded at Fort Brown where Isaac Finch was listed (among others) as an inmate. This account negates claims that Isaac was in Forty Fort, (on the west side of the Susquehanna river), during the battle.
It is further believed that following the battle, Isaac Finch and family retreated to Orange County New York, where they took shelter with relatives residing there. On the day of the Wyoming Valley Massacre, Isaac Finch was considered a "defender" of Fort Brown, which according to DAR standards, qualifies him as having performed "Patriotic Service", though not "Military Service". In addition, after having relocated to New York, Isaac Finch is said to have provided monetary donations toward the war effort, which by DAR standards, also qualifies as an act of "Patriotic Service".
Isaac Finch is believed to have died abt. 1790 in Wyoming Valley, Pittston Township, Luzerne County, PA.
Quit claim dated February 16, 1790, deeds a portion of (deceased) Isaac Finch's mill seat from Samuel Finch of Kingston, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania to William Hooker Smith Esquire.
On December 12, 1792, son, Isaac Kinney Finch was appointed administrator of (this) Isaac Finch's estate. On March 29, 1793 the estate of Isaac Finch was officially closed, after a portion of the deceased Isaac's mill seat property was sold to son, Moses Finch of Minisink, New York. The burial site of Isaac Finch is to date, unknown.
Note:
Counter to the above, family sources indicate that Isaac Finch did indeed die July 3, 1778 in the Wyoming Valley Massacre, though there is no official documentation to support this claim, nor is Isaac Finch's name included on the battle monument along Route 11, in Luzerne County, PA.
Per "Flowing Stream" by Florence Finch Kelley, (page 5);
"... dates from 1778 and the Valley of the Wyoming, where then were living Isaac Finch, my great-grandfather, and his brother John and their families. They were both fighting with the Colonial troops and both were killed in the massacre when the prosperous little colony was
attacked and ravaged by British and Indian forces, its inhabitants slaughtered, its homes burned, and those who were able to make their escape did so only by instant flight." (page 6) "...Amy Kinney, wife of Isaac, who, knowing that her husband had been killed in the massacre and that the only safety for their children was in immediate escape, hurriedly bundled into a wagon her household goods and her nine sons, among them the six- months-old Solomon, who became my grandfather, and joined the flight of the few remaining colonists. They drove across country to the Finger Lakes region in central New York, where lived other Finches."
Per "Biographical And Reminiscent History Of Richland Clay And Marion Counties, Illinois 1909" (page 212);
"On the 4th day of July, 1778, Amy Finch, The widow of Isaac Finch, with the aid of faithful servants, loaded her household effects into a wagon drawn by a pair of oxen, and with all the children, excepting Isaac Finch and Amy Finch, who were visiting in Massachusetts, prepared to fly from the recent scene of the bloody carnival. As the wagon was about to pull out, with all the household goods and children, a number of Indians seeing one of the servants standing by the wagon, with savage yells and flourishing tomahawks, dashed out his brains, bespattering with blood and brains, the five-months-old baby of the deceased Isaac Finch and his widow, who was lying upon the bed clothing in the wagon. The name of this five-months-old baby was Solomon Finch, the last born. The widow of Isaac Finch, together with these children, then took their departure from the scene of the massacre, and after many days of tedious, tiresome and dangerous travel, made their way through swamp and wilderness for some three hundred miles to Genesee County, New York, where they were finally given shelter, food and clothing and abided until they were joined by the son and daughter who had gone on a visit to Massachusetts. They finally built them a house of logs and remained in this settlement for many years, and until the
children were grown and married."
A will, however, probated March 29, 1793, and administered by son, Isaac Kinney Finch, indicates that this Isaac Finch died between February 12, 1790 and December 1792 in Wyoming Valley, Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
See:
"Biographical And Reminiscent History Of Richland Clay And Marion Counties, Illinois" 1909 (page 212)
Battle Of Wyoming
Isaac married Amy Ann Kinney in Feb 1759 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA. Amy was born on 17 Apr 1742 in , Orange, New York, USA; died on 1 Dec 1834 in Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Amy Ann Kinney was born on 17 Apr 1742 in , Orange, New York, USA; died on 1 Dec 1834 in Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. Children:
- Nathaniel Finch died on 22 Jul 1779 in Minisink, Morris, New Jersey, USA.
- Samuel Finch
- Abraham Finch
- Amy Finch was born in 1761 in , Orange, New York, USA; died in 1835 in , Berrien, Michigan, USA.
- Isaac Kinney Finch was born on 25 Feb 1763 in , Orange, New York, USA; died on 10 Mar 1848 in Clifford, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Enoch Finch was born in 1765.
- John Finch was born on 6 May 1767 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died on 25 Sep 1849 in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA; was buried in Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA.
- Enos Finch was born in 1768 in , Orange, New York, USA.
- Rebecca Finch was born in 1769 in , Orange, New York, USA.
- Moses Finch was born on 15 Apr 1771 in , Orange, New York, USA; died on 15 Apr 1860 in Spring Valley, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA.
- Mary Finch was born on 7 April 1772 in , Orange, New York, USA.
- Elizabeth Finch was born in 1774 in , Orange, New York, USA; died in 1814.
- Sarah Finch was born in 1774 in , Orange, New York, USA.
- 1. Solomon Finch was born on 31 Jan 1778 in Valley, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Jun 1851 in Elm Creek Farm, Clay, Illinois, USA.
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Generation: 3
4. | Isaac Finch, Sr was born on 16 Sep 1696 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Abraham Finch and Martha Couch); died on 15 Jun 1748 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA. Notes:
The will of Issac Finch, dated 15 June, 1748, probated 18 April 1749, as recorded in the Abstract of Wills - Liber 16, in the Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the year 1895 (New York: 1896), p. 214-5 is as follows:
"In the name of God, Amen, I, Isaac Finch, of Goshen, in Orange County, through the goodness of God, tho' weak in body, yet of sound mind.' I leave to my wife all debts due to me, and she is to pay all debts I owe; And she is to have the use of the best room in the house where I now dwell, and all household goods, and a horse and all live stock, except 3 cows and 7 sheep; And she shall have the use of the south east half of my homestead and 1/2 of the profits of my grist mill and saw mill and farm, all of which are to remain in her hands until my son Solomon is of age, and after that the other half is for him. If she marries she is to have 12 pounds, out of the household goods. After her death the personal property and the stock are to be divided between my sons, Abraham, Daniel, John, and Nathaniel, and my daughter Ruth. I leave to my son Solomon, 1/2 the homestead where I now live, taken square across on the south east end with the appurtenances. And 1/2 the grist mill and saw mill and stream and roads to and from the mills, and 1/2 of its utensils; Also my small gun, and a horse.
I leave to my son Samuel, my right in the mine tract which I purchased from Abijah Sans (Sands), lying at Mount Eve.
I leave to my daughter Ruth, 40 shillings and a cow, besides the household stuff already called hers.
I leave to my daughter Elizabeth a horse and some sheep, 'and a ten gallon Pot when her mother can spare it.'
I leave to my sons Abraham and Daniel, all my rights of land which I have by my father, Abraham Finch, lying in the Patent of Wawayanda, except my homestead. I leave to my three sons, 'my three horses running at Poehack.'
I leave to my sons John and Nathaniel all my rights of land which fell to me by my father, Abraham Finch, and my grandfather, Isaac Finch, in the bounds of Stanford in New England, and 'above the 8 mile line, in the tract called 8 mile and 4 mile." I leave to my son Isaac the northwest half of my homestead and 1/2 my mills, and my long gun, and I make him executor and trustee for my wife.
Dated June 15, 1748. Witnesses, James Butler, Timothy Wood, Anthony Carpenter. Proved, April 18, 1749."
Isaac married Martha Gould in 1714 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA. Martha was born on 23 Jul 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1795 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Martha Gould was born on 23 Jul 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1795 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Children:
- Ruth Finch was born in 1722 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died in 1781 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- 2. Isaac Finch, III was born in Feb 1723 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died on 3 Jul 1778 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA.
- Daniel Finch was born in 1730 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died on 3 Jul 1778 in Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Hannah Finch was born in 1735 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died on 11 Oct 1826 in Liberty, Union, Indiana, USA.
- John Finch was born in 1735 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died on 3 Jul 1778 in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Nathaniel Finch was born on 19 Sep 1737 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died on 22 Jul 1779 in Minisink Ford, Sullivan, New York, USA.
- Solomon Finch was born in 1739 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died on 22 Jul 1779 in Minisink Ford, Sullivan, New York, USA.
- Elizabeth Finch was born in 1743 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA; died on 15 Jun 1748 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Generation: 4
8. | Abraham Finch was born on 5 Jul 1665 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Isaac Finch, Sr and Elizabeth Ann Bassett); died on 17 Mar 1716 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA. Notes:
"Finch, Abraham, s. of Isaac.
Born at Stamford, 5 July 1665; m. Martha Couch, dau. of Simon of Fairfield.
He testified Sept. 1692 in the Clawson witch trial as Abraham Finch, Jr., ae. abt 26 (fn: Abraham Finch of Stamford was freed from training because of constant lameness, Mar. 1684/5."
He purchased land in Fairfield from James Newton, 7 Apr. 1696.
Martha Finch renewed her covenant at Fairfield Church, 6 Sept. 1696, and Abraham had children bapt. there:
Isaac, bapt. 13 Sept. 1696.
Elizabeth, bapt. 15 May 1698."
10 Mar 1684/5, Abraham Finch of Stamford freed from training because of lameness.
3 Dec 1686, Samuel Finch, Stamford, conveyed to brother Abraham of same.
Sept. 1692, testified in Clawson trial as Abraham Finch, Jr., age about 26.
15 Aug 1695, sold land to Samuel Blachley. The will of Isaac Finch, Stamford, dated 23 Nov. 1702, stated that he had given his son Abraham lands that Samuel Blachley now has.
6 Sep 1696, Martha Finch renewed her covenant at Christ Church, Fairfield, Connecticut, and children baptized there, Isaac, 13 Sep 1696 and Elizabeth, 15 May 1698.
27 Feb 1698/9, Abraham Finch of Stamford conveyed to Isaac Finch Jr. of same.
26 Dec 1699, name on list of assignement of lots.
Jan 1701, list showing worth of inhabitiants of Stamford shows Abraham and Abraham Jr.
6 May 1712, judgement against Abraham Finch on behalf of John Dunbar.
9 Mar 1714/5, Abraham Finch of Stamford, sold to James Weed of same, 12 acres.
31 July 1714, Abraham Finch, Samuel Seeley, and John Holley, all of Stamford, purchased grants in the Wawayanda Patent, Orange County, New York.
22 Aug 1715, Abraham Finch of Stamford sold to Isaac Quintard of same 3 acres with house. This was probably done in preparation to moving to Orange County, New York.
1716, Isaac Finch dies in Goshen, Orange County, New York, with burial in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, which is recorded as the first Church burial there.
17 Apr 1718, Martha Finch, widow and relict of Abraham Finch, deceased, of Goshen, who died intestate and Isaac Finch eldest son and heir of Abraham convey to John Everetts and Samuel Clawes of same province, undivided land in Goshen. Martha made her mark, Isaac signed.
1 Oct 1724, deed recorded in Goshen, made to Abraham Finch, deceased, dated July 1, 1714, by John Everetts and Henry Clawes of Jamaica, Long Island, to Abraham Finch of Stamford Colony.
References:
Thummel, ref no. 323, p.17-18.
Jacobus, Families
TAG
Mead, History
Huntington, History
Huntington, Registration
Scheuser, Tirst Extant Parish Records.
Ruttenber & Clark, History of Orange County, New York.
CSL, Probate Records.
M. P. Seese, A Tower of the Lord . . .
Orline St. John Alexander, St. John Genealogy
Transcript of Testimony at Elizabeth Clawson Witchcraft Trial
ABRAHAM FINCH - The strange light -"Two pry eies" - Cause of the "pricking".
Abraham Finch jun aged about 26 years.
The deponant saith that hee being a waching at with ye French girle at Daniell Wescoat house in the night I being laid on the bed the girle fell into a fite and fell crose my feet and then I looking up I sawe a light abut the bignes of my too hands glance along the sommer of the house to the harth ward, and afterwards I sawe it noe mor; and when Dauid Selleck brought a light into the room a littell space after the French garle cam to hirselfe againe. Wee ascked hir whie shee skreemed out when shee fell into her fit. Shee answered goodie Clawson cam in with two firy eies.
Furdermore the deponant saith that Dauid Selleck was that same night with him and being laid downe on the bed me nie the garle and I laye by the bed sid on the chest and Dauid Selleck starte up suddenly and I asked wt was ye matter with him and hee answered shee pricked mee and the French garle answered noe shee did not it was goodie Crump and then shee put her hand ouer the bed sid and said give mee that thing that you pricked Mr. Selleck with and I cached hold of her hand and found a pin in it and I took it away from her. The deponant saith that when the garl put her hand ouer the bed it was open and he looked very well in her hand and cold see nothing and before shee puled in her hand again shee had goten yt pin yt hee took from her.
This aboue written testor is redy when called to giue oath to the aboue
written testimony."
http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Witchcraft-Delusion-In-Colonial-Connectic2.html
Abraham married Martha Couch on 22 Dec 1687 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Martha was born on 13 Sep 1669 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 8 Sep 1725 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Martha Couch was born on 13 Sep 1669 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 8 Sep 1725 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA. Children:
- 4. Isaac Finch, Sr was born on 16 Sep 1696 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 15 Jun 1748 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA.
- Elizabeth Finch was born on 15 May 1698 in Christ Church, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1699.
- Solomon Finch was born in Feb 1700 in , Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1770 in , , New York, USA.
- Sarah Finch was born in 1706 in , Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 9 May 1764 in , Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
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Generation: 5
16. | Isaac Finch, Sr was born in 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (son of John Finch and Martha Brett); died on 23 Nov 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Isaac married Elizabeth Ann Bassett on 8 Oct 1658 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1638 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died on 9 Nov 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Elizabeth Ann Bassett was born in 1638 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died on 9 Nov 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Children:
- John Finch, III was born on 20 Sep 1659 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Mar 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Sarah Finch was born in 1662 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 16 Jan 1751 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Isaac Finch, II was born on 12 Apr 1662 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1749 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA.
- 8. Abraham Finch was born on 5 Jul 1665 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Mar 1716 in Goshen, Orange, New York, USA.
- Samuel Israel Finch was born in 1666 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 16 May 1751 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Elizabeth Finch Pettit was born on 14 Nov 1669 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Jan 1715 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA.
- Martha Finch was born in 19 Jun 1671 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Jan 1728 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Susanna Finch was born on 3 Mar 1673 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1745 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Rachel Finch was born in 1674 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 18 Dec 1752.
- Abigail Finch was born in 1677 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 11 Jan 1787 in , Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Joseph Finch was born in 1677 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 18 Dec 1752 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Rebecca Finch was born on 17 Mar 1683 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 15 Apr 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Sarah Finch was born on 23 Nov 1686 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Jan 1715 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Jacob Finch was born on 9 Oct 1691 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 15 Apr 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Benjamin Finch was born on 29 Jun 1695 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1790 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA.
- Abigail Finch was born on 15 Jul 1697 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Jan 1715 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
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32. | John Finch was born on 20 Nov 1605 in York, Yorkshire, England (son of Abraham Finch, Sr and Dorothy Moulton Finch Edwards); died on 5 Sep 1657 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
- Birth: 1613, York, Yorkshire, England
- Departure: 1632
- Residence: 1642, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
- Married: 1650, , , , USA
Notes:
John Finch (1595 - 1657)
Born 1595 in Essex, England.
Believed to be the son of Abraham Finch, and brother of Abraham Jr. and Daniel Finch.
John Finch came to America in June/July 1630, arriving in Salem, Massachusetts aboard a vessel of the Winthrop Fleet, and led by the flagship, "Arbella". Traveling with John Finch, during this "Great Emigration" was his father, Abraham Sr., and brothers, Abraham Jr., and Daniel. In 1630, this Finch family group settled in Watertown, Massachusetts where, (per Governor Winthrop), Abraham Sr.'s wigwam and worldly goods were destroyed by fire in September of that year. By 1634, having taken the oath and become "Freemen", Abraham Finch Sr., Abraham Jr. and Daniel Finch relocated to Wethersfield, Connecticut, where each took up residence on the east side of Broad Street. It is unclear whether John Finch ever owned property in Wethersfield, CT., though he certainly did in Stamford, which was then considered a colony of Wethersfield. Abraham Sr., commonly known as "Ould Finch", took up residence just south of Thomas Olcott, of Hartford, CT. Near Abraham Sr.'s homestead was that of son, Daniel Finch who was appointed Wethersfield's first constable in 1631. Just north of Daniel's residence, was the home of Abraham Jr. Abraham Finch Jr. was killed October 30, 1637 in the Wethersfield Massacre by Massutunck (alias Nepaupuck), a Pequot War Chief. Nepaupuck was tried, convicted and on October 29, 1639, beheaded for the murder of Abraham Finch Jr., a Swaine family daughter "and others". At the time of his death, Abraham Finch Jr. had a wife, Dorothy (Moulton) and a son also named Abraham. Young Abraham Finch (III) was soon after adopted by his grandfather, Abraham Sr. and eventually inherited his father Abraham Jr.'s 10 acres of land on Broad Street. (Will administered in September of 1840.)
As for what we know of John Finch....
"November 7, 1632, at Boston, John Finch fined for wanting Arms for his man and for being absent himself from training." [Militia]
John's first wife (name?) died before 1634, sometime after the birth of their child (John Finch Jr.)
See record of marriages Online:
John Finch married his 2nd wife, Martha Brett in 1634 - Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Martha was born in England, and alleged to have arrived in 1630 aboard the "Arbella".
" John was a proprietor of Watertown in 1636-38, being granted 4 acres on February 26, 1636, 4 more acres on February 26, 1637 and 91 acres April 1638."
By 1642 John Finch was living in Stamford, Connecticut where he was assigned 6 acres of marsh and upland and served in the Stamford Train Band" [Militia].
John Finch died September 5, 1657, (age 62) Fairfield County - Stamford, Connecticut.
"The inventory of his estate was filed in Stamford February 9, 1658, and found him with a net estate of only 23 pounds."
See:
"History of Ancient Wethersfield" (p.66-67 and 268-269)
"Finch and Ashley: American Frontiersmen 1630-1977"
Wethersfield Historical Society
The Winthrop Society
Children Of ( I ) John Finch and 1st wife, (Name?)
1. John Finch (cir.1625 - 1685)
Born cir.1625
Married Hannah Marsh Fuller - November 8, 1652
Died June 16, 1685 In Huntington, Long Island New York.
Children Of ( I ) John Finch and 2nd wife, Martha Brett
2. ( II ) Isaac Finch (1635 - 1702)
Born 1635 in Stamford Connecticut
Married 1.) Elizabeth Ann Bassett October 1, 1658 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Elizabeth Ann Bassett was born c. 1638 in New Haven, Ct., the daughter of John and Margery Bassett. Elizabeth Ann Bassett died in 1677, Stamford, Fairfield, CT.
Married 2.) Hannah (Anne) Webb abt. 1680 in Stamford, Fairfield CT. Hannah Webb was born abt. 1635, and died November 9, 1703.
(NOTE: Family Tree incorrectly states that Isaac Finch “Landed in Stamford Connecticut 1678”)
Isaac Finch died November 23, 1702 (age 67) Stamford, Connecticut.
3. Samuel Finch (1638 - 1698)
Born 1638, Stamford, CT.
Married Sarah Hoyt, daughter of Simon Hoyt and Susanna. Smith. Sarah Hoyt was born abt. 1646 and died March 19, 1712.
Samuel Finch died April 23, 1698 in Stamford Connecticut (age 60)
Children of Samuel Finch and Sarah Hoyt:
Joseph Finch
Born abt. 1677 in Stamford, CT.
Married Abigail Seeley on August 7, 1703 in Stamford, CT. Abigail Seeley, daughter of Obadiah Seeley, was born abt. 1763 in Stamford, CT., and died December 18, 1752.
Joseph Finch died December 16, 1752.
Children of Joseph Finch and Abigail Seeley:
Joseph Finch
Benjamin Finch
Elizabeth Finch
Sarah Finch Born Stamford CT Died January 16, 1750-51 in Stamford, CT.
Samuel Finch Jr. Born abt. 1666 in Stamford, CT. Married Sarah Gold on December 5, 1692 in Stamford, CT.
Martha Finch Born abt 1669 in Greenwich CT Died abt 1711 in Greenwich CT.
Susanna Finch Born abt 1672 in Stamford CT Died aft 1711 in Stamford CT.
Rachel Finch Born abt. 1674 in Stamford, CT.
Children of John Finch and Martha Brett continued
4. Joseph Finch Sr. (1640 - 1714) Born November 23, 1640 Greenwich CT. t
Married (1) Nov. 23, 1670 at Stamford, Elizabeth Austin, daughter of John and Catherine Austin.
Married (2) c. 1697, Ruth (Hardy) Mead, widow of John Mead Jr.
Joseph Sr. died March 12, 1714 (age 74) in Greenwich, Connecticut
Children of Joseph Finch Sr. and Elizabeth Austin.
Joseph, Finch Born ca. 1675
Samuel, Finch Born c.1677 Died 1728, Greenwich Married c. 1713 to Mary (Whelpley) Marshall, daughter of Jonathan Whelpley and widow of Samuel Marshall.
Children of Samuel Finch and Mary (Whelpley) Marshall.
Mary Finch Born Dec. 4, 1715 (?)
Hannah Finch Born Feb. 6, 1716-17
Mercy Finch Born Sep. 6, 1718 Married Nathan Lockwood Jr.
Samuel Finch Born July 12, 1721
Elizabeth Finch Born Aug. 7, 1725
Jeremiah Finch Born March 17, 1727
Abigail Finch
Deborah Finch Married Jonathan Garnsey
Children of Joseph Finch Sr. and Elizabeth Austin, continued.
Jonathan, Finch Born c. 1679
Benjamin, Finch Born c. 1682
Abigail Finch
Elizabeth Finch
Sarah Finch
Martha Finch
Children of John Finch and Martha Brett continued.
5. Martha Finch
6. Abraham Finch Born Approx. 1648
The Winthrop Fleet of 1630
This list is from:
The Winthrop Fleet of 1630: (An Account of the Vesselseake, Robert Fien English Homes from Original Authorities) by Charles Edward Banks. It is believed by Banks to be a complete list, gathered from many sources.
Abbott, Daniel
Abell, Robert
Agar, William
Alcock, George, ______
Alcock, Thomas
Aleworth, Francis
Andrew, Thomas
Archer, Samuel
Aspinwall, William, Elizabeth, Edward
Audley, (Odlin) John
Baker, John, Charity
Balston, William, Elizabeth
Barsham, William
Bartlett, Thomas
Bateman, William
Baxter, Gregory
Beamsley, William, Anne
Beecher, Thomas, Christian
Belcher, Edward, Christian, Edward Jr.
Bendall, Edward, Anne
Benham, John
Biggs, John, Mary
Black, John
Boggust, John
Boswell, John
Bosworth, Zaccheus
Bourne, Garret
Bowman, Nathaniel, Anna
Bradstreet, Simon, Anne
Brand, Benjamin
Bratcher, Augustine
Brease, ____
Brenton, William
Brett, Isabel
Bright, Henry
Browne, Abraham, Lydia
Browne, James
Browne, Richard, Elizabeth, George, Richard Jr.
Buckland, William
Bugby, Richard, Judith
Bulgar, Richard,_______
Burnell (Bunnell), William
Burr, Jehu,_____, Jehu Jr.
Burroughs, Robert
Cable, John
Cakebread, Thomas, Sarah
Chadwick, Charles, Elizabeth
Chambers, Anne or Annie
Chase, William
Chauner, Margery
Cheesebrough, William, Ann(Stevenson), Sarah, Peter, Samuel, Nathaniel
Child, Ephraim, Elizabeth
Church, Richard
Clarke, John
Clarke, William, Elizabeth
Clough (Cluffe), Richard
Cobbett, _____
Coddington, William, Mary
Colbron, William, Margery
Colby, Anthony, Susanna (Haddon)
Cole, John
Cole, Rice, Arrold
Cole, Robert
Cole, Samuel, Anne
Converse, Edward, Sarah, Phineas, John, Josiah, James
Cooke, Margaret
Cowlishaw, William, Anne
Crabb, John
Crafts, Griffin, Alice, Hannah
Cranwell, John
Cribb, Benjamin
Crugott, James
Dady, William, Dorothy
Deekes (Dix), Edward, Jane
Devereux, John
Diffy, Richard
Dillingham, John, Sarah (Caly), Sarah
Dixon, William
Doggett, John, ____, John Jr, Thomas
Downing, James
Dudley, Thomas, Dorothy (Yorke), Samuel, Anne, Patience, Sarah, Mercy, Thomas
Jr.
Dutton, ____
Edmunds, John, Mary
Eggleston, Bigod
Ellis, Arthur
Elston, John
Fayeweather, Thomas
F
Dady, William, Dones, Charles
Finch, Abraham, Abraham Jr., Daniel, John
Firmin, John
Firmin, Giles Jr., Martha (Doggett)
Fitzrandolph, Edward
Fox, Thomas
Foxwell, Richard, _____, John
Freeman, Samuel, Apphia (Quick), Henry
French, Thomas, Susan (Riddlesdale), Thomas Jr., Alice, Dorcas, Susan,
Anne, John, Mary
Frothingham, William, Anne
Gage, John, Amy
Gager, William
____, _____ (servant to Dr. Gager name unknown)
Garrett, Hugh
Garrett, Richard, ___, Hannah, ____
Gibson, Christopher, Mary
Gibson, Elizabeth
Glover, Ralph
Glover, John, Anne
Goldthwaite, Thomas, Elizabeth
Gosnall, Henry, Mary
Gosse (Goffe), John, Sarah
Goulworth, John
Gridley, Richard, Grace, Joseph, Abraham
Gyver, Bridget,
Haddon, Garrett, Margaret
Hale, Robert, Joan
Hall, John, Joan (Dove)
Hammond, Phillipa
Harding, Robert
Harris, Thomas, Elizabeth
Harwood, Henry, Elizabeth
Hawke, ____
Hawkins, John
Hawthorne, William
Hesselden, Franceis
Hoames, Margaret
Hoffe, ______
Hopwood, Edward
Horne, John
Hosier, Samuel
Howlett, Thomas
Hudson, William, Susan, Francis, William Jr.
Hulbirt, William
Hutchins, Richard
Hutchinson, George, Margaret
Hutchinson, Thomas
Ijons (Irons), Matthias, Anne
James, Edmond, Reana
James, Thomas, Elizabeth
James, William, Elizabeth
Jarvis, John
Johnson, Davy
Johnson, Francis, Joan
Johnson, Isaac, Arbella
Johnson, John, Margaret
Johnson, Richard, Alice
Jones, Bethia
Jones, Edward
Kidby, Lewis, ____, _____, Edward
Kingsbury, Henry, Margaret, Henry Jr.
Kingsbury, Thomas
Knapp, Nicholas, Elinor
Knapp, William, ____, John, Anne, Judith, Mary, James, John, WIlliam Jr.
Knower, George
Knower, Thomas
Lamb, Edward
Lamb, Thomas, Elizabeth, Thomas Jr., John, Samuel
Lamb, Roger
Lawson, Henry
Learned, William, Judith
Leatherland, William
Legge, John
Lockwood, Edmond, Elizabeth, _____
Lockwood, Robert
Lynton, Richard, ____, Anna, Lydia
Lynn, Henry, Sarah
Masters, Johrt
Tyndal, Arthur
Matson, Thomas, Amy (or Ann)
Mayhew, Thomas, ____, Thomas Jr.
Miller, ____
Millett, Richard
Mills, John, Susan, Joy, Mary, John Jr., Susanna, Recompense
Morey, Roger
Morley, Ralph, Catherine
Morris, Richard, Lenora
Morris, Thomas, Sarah
Morton, Mary
Moulton, Thomas, Jane
Mousall, Ralph, Alice
Munt, Thomas, Dorothy
Nash, Gregory, _____
Needham, Ann
Nicolls, _____
Nowell, Increase, Parnell (Gray) n, Jane, Sarah, Lyn (See Audley)
Page, John, Phebe (Paine), John, Daniel
Painter, Thomas, Katherine
Palmer, Abraham, Grace
Palsford, Edward
Palsgrave, Richard, Anne, John, Anna, Mary, Sarah
Parke, Robert, Martha (Chaplin), Thomas, ____, ____, ____
Parker, Robert
Patrick, Captain Daniel, ____
Pelham, William
Pemberton, James, Alice
Pemberton, John, Elizabeth
Penn, James, Katherine
Penn, William
Penniman, James, Lydia
Perry, Isaac
Peters (Pettit), Anne
Phillips, Rev. George, ____, Samuel, Abigail, Elizabeth
Phillips, John, Joan
Phillips, John
Pickering, John, Esther, George, John Jr., Joan
Pickworth, John
Pierce, John, Parnell, Experience, Mercy, Samuel
Plaistow, Josiah
Pollard, Mrs. Anne
Pond, John
Pond, Robert, Mary
Porter, John, Margaret, ___, ___,___,___,
Pratt, Dr. Abraham, Jane
Pynchon, William, Agnes, John, Anne, Mary, Margaret
Rainsford, Edward, ____
Ratcliffe, Philip
Rawlins, Thomas, Mary, Thomas Jr., Nathaniel, John, Joan, Mary
Reade, Thomas, Priscilla
Reading, Joseph
Reading, Miles
Reeder, ____
Revell, John
Reynolds, Robert, Mary, Nathaniel, Ruth, Tabitha, Sarah
Richardson, Ezekiel, Susanna
Royse (Ryse), Robert, Elizabeth
Ruggles, John, Frances, ____
Ruggles, Jeffrey, Margaret
Sales, John, ___, Phebe
Saltonstall, Sir Richard, Richard Jr, Samuel, Robert, Rosamond, Grace
Sampson, Robert
Sanford, John
Saxton, Rev. Giles
Scott, Robert
Seaman, John
Seely, Robert
Sergeant, _____
Sharp, Robert
Sharpe, Thomas, ___, ___, Thomas
Shut, _____
Simpson, _____
Smead, ___, Judith, William
Smith, ____, __ look someone up f
Squire, Thomas
Stearns, Isaac, Mary (Barker), John, Abigail, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary
Stileman, Elias, Judith (Adams), Elias Jr.
Stoughton, Israel, Elizabeth
Stoughton, Thomas, _____
Sumner, William, Mary (West), William Jr.
Swaddon, Philip
Swanson, Anna
Talmadge, William, _____
Taylor, Gregory, Achsah
Taylor, John, ____, ____
Timewell, William
Tomlins, Edward
Turner, Nathaniel
Turner, Robe_, ___, ____
Smyt
Underhill, John, Helen
Vassall, William, Anne, Judith, Francis, John, Anne
Wade, (Thomas)
Walker, Robert, Sarah
Wall, ____, ____
____,_____ (Servant of Mr. Wall)
Ward, Thomas
Warren, John, Margaret
Waterbury, William, Alice
Waters, John, Frances, Mary, ___, ___
Weaver, ____
Webb, Richard, Elizabeth
Weed, Jonas
Weillust, Joist
Weldon, Robert, Elizabeth
Weston, Francis, Margaret, Lucy
Wilbore, Samuel, Anne
Wilkinson, Prudence, Sarah, John, Elizabeth
Williams, Thomas
Williams, Thomas (alias Harris, may be same as preceding), Robert
Wilsby, ____
Wilson, John
Wilton, David
Wing, Elizabeth
Winthrop, John, Henry, Stephen, Samuel
___,____ (x8) -- Winthrop had eight servants, names unknown
Woods, William
Woolrich, John, Sarah
Wormewood, _____
Wright, Richard, Margaret, Eleanor, Robert
John + Martha Brett. Martha was born in 1618 in Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, England; died on 11 Oct 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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33. | Martha Brett was born in 1618 in Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, England; died on 11 Oct 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: 1634, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Children:
- Laura Finch was born in 1634.
- Sir John Finch was born in 1634 in Stone, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 19 Jun 1685 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA.
- 16. Isaac Finch, Sr was born in 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Nov 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Samuell P. Finch, Sr. was born on 2 Aug 1636 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Apr 1698 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- James Finch was born in 1639 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1673 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Joseph Finch was born on 23 Nov 1640 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 12 March 1714 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Martha Finch was born in 1641 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 14 Sep 1697 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Abraham Finch was born in 1648 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Dec 1708 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
- Benjamin Green was born about 1657 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 6 Mar 1726 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
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